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misappropriate en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌmɪs.əˈpɹəʊ.pɹɪ.eɪt/ (UK)
  • /ˌmɪs.əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.eɪt/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English appropriate English misappropriate From mis- + appropriate.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To take something for wrong or illegal purposes.
  2. (transitive) To embezzle.
    • The accountant was found to have misappropriated funds over a period of three years.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
misappropriating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
misappropriated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
misappropriated Tense=Past lexicographic
misappropriates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

misappropriator · misappropriation

Synonyms

embezzle (embezzle) · defalcate (embezzle) · peculate (embezzle) · misuse (take for wrong purposes) · siphon (embezzle)

Translations (8)

cs zpronevěřovat (to use something wrongly, or illegally) · sl poneveriti (to use something wrongly, or illegally) · pl sprzeniewierzyć (to use something wrongly, or illegally) · pl sprzeniewierzać (to use something wrongly, or illegally) · sl poneverjati (to use something wrongly, or illegally) · sq shpërdoroj (to use something wrongly, or illegally) · bg злоупотребявам (to use something wrongly, or illegally) · cs zpronevěřit (to use something wrongly, or illegally)